In fact, there was an article on this topic in a recent iss=
Hi there,=0A =0AIn fact, there was an article on this topic in a recent iss= ue of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (Weltzin et al 2006 8(4): 43= 5-441). You may wanna check that out, Karim.=0A=0AMichael=0A=0A=0A----- Ori= ginal Message ----=0AFrom: "Ruhland, Christopher T" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] SU.EDU>=0ATo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Wednesday, 22 November, 200= 6 3:39:43 PM=0ASubject: Re: Autorship Order: ABC or ACB?=0A=0A=0AJust my $0= .02: =0A=0AI really think it differs based upon the discipline. A colleagu= e of=0Amine recently received some comments on his annual review (college= =0Alevel) regarding the number of publications where he appeared as the=0Al= ast author. When he responded that the second most important/senior=0Aauth= or usually appears last, it was met with "isn't that what 'the=0Asecond' au= thor is for?" =0A=0AC-=0A =0A=0AChristopher T. Ruhland, Ph.D.=0A=0AAsso= ciate Professor of Biology=0ATS-242 Trafton Sciences Center South =0ADepart= ment of Biological Sciences =0AMinnesota State University =0AMankato, MN 5= 6001 =0AUSA=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A-----Original Message-----=0AFrom: Ecological Soc= iety of America: grants, jobs, news=0A[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On= Behalf Of Fabrice De Clerck=0ASent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 10:35 AM= =0ATo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: Autorship Order: ABC or ACB= ?=0A=0AHello Karim,=0A=0AIn many fields the last author is recognized as th= e senior author =0A(the major professor for example) Not necessarily the p= erson that did =0Athe most work, but the person who has the most experienc= e and oversaw =0Athe production of the manuscript. This works well when th= e last =0Aauthor will be recognized by the readers as a senior researcher.= I've =0Abeen told by senior researchers that when submitting your CV, peo= ple =0Alike to see your name on publications shift from the first author i= n =0Ayour earliest papers, to increasing numbers of papers where you are = =0Athe last, or senior author.=0A=0ACHeers,=0AFabrice=0A=0A=0A=0A=0AOn Nov = 22, 2006, at 9:28 AM, Karim Ledesma wrote:=0A=0A> Hello All,=0A>=0A> I have= a question about the autorship order.=0A>=0A> I have heard and read somewh= ere that researchers seem=0A> to know that in a 3 author paper, the respons= ability=0A> of the second author on the paper is lower than the=0A> third a= uthor.=0A>=0A> How well known and accepted is this idea of autorship=0A> or= der?=0A>=0A> If the participation of multiple authors on a paper is=0A> cle= ar and each participated as A=3D80%, B=3D40% and C=3D10%.=0A> And A and B a= re still graduate students and C is a=0A> local person of the study area.= =0A> How should the order of the authors be? ACB or ABC?=0A>=0A> Thanks for= your ideas,=0A>=0A> Karim=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A> ____________________________= __________________________________________=0A=0A> ______________=0A> Sponso= red Link=0A>=0A> Online degrees - find the right program to advance your ca= reer.=0A> www.nextag.com=0A=0A*********************************************= ********=0AFabrice De Clerck PhD=0A=0ALandscape Ecologist/Ecologo de Paisaj= e=0A Dept. Agricultura y Agroforesteria =0A CATIE 7170, Turrialba,= Costa Rica=0A Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (506) 558-2596=0A = Fax: (506) 558-2046=0A Web: www.catie.ac.cr=0A=0AAdjunct Associate=0A T= ropical Agriculture Program =0A The Earth Institute at Columbia Unive= rsity=0AEmail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: fadeclerck=0AWeb:www.earthinsti= tute.columbia.edu/mvp/=0A**************************************************= *****=0A"Everything not given is lost"=0A=0ASend instant messages to your o= nline friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
